Total garbage : a messy dive into trash, waste, and our world / Rebecca Donnelly ; illustrated by John Hendrix.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 138 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781250760388
- 1250760380
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 628.44 D685 | Available | 33111011054646 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Total Garbage by Rebecca Donnelly dives into the messy truth about trash, garbage, waste, and our world--it's a fact-filled and fascinating illustrated middle grade environmental read!
Trash has been part of human societies since the beginning. It seems like the inevitable end to the process of making and using things--but why?
In this fascinating account of the waste we make, we'll wade into the muck of history and explore present-day STEM innovations to answer these important questions:
What is garbage?
Where does our garbage come from?
Why do we make so much garbage?
Where does our garbage go?
What can we learn from our garbage?
How bad is our garbage problem?
How can we do better?
Rebecca Donnelly tackles the extraordinary, the icky, and the everyday, helping us see how our choices, personal and societal, impact our world and our planet--and encouraging us make a change.
Back matter includes a timeline of the history of waste management, selected bibliography, and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This narrative middle-grade nonfiction from Rebecca Donnelly dives into the scientific and cultural history of the waste humans produce, examining why we make so much trash, why we're so bad at handling it, and how we can stop it (that is, us) from ruining the planet"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 8-12 Godwin Books.
Grades 4-6 Godwin Books.